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Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Department: Directing

Biography

Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.

Known For

The World in Shots

The World in Shots

2021

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

1978

The Gleaners and I

The Gleaners and I

2000

Viva Varda!

Viva Varda!

1970

Janela da Alma

Janela da Alma

2001

The Beaches of Agnès

The Beaches of Agnès

2008

Viva Varda!

Viva Varda!

2023

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992

Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

1990

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments

Vagabond: Remembrances, Interviews, Notes and Comments

2003

Ulysse

Ulysse

1986

The Invention of Chris Marker

The Invention of Chris Marker

2020

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

1964

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

1986

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

2023

The 3 Lives of Agnès

The 3 Lives of Agnès

2012

A Visual History with Agnès Varda

A Visual History with Agnès Varda

2017

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Agnès Varda - New York - 1967

2022

Harumi

Harumi

2019

The So-Called Caryatids

The So-Called Caryatids

1984

Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma

Agnes Varda : Leçon de cinéma

2019

Hello Cubans

Hello Cubans

1963

Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

1967

The First Interview

The First Interview

2011

Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison

Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison

2025

La Vie filmée

La Vie filmée

1975

Women Behind the Camera

Women Behind the Camera

2007

Shooting Women

Shooting Women

2008

Where is Sara Gómez?

Where is Sara Gómez?

2005

La Mélangite

La Mélangite

1960

Two Street Artists

Two Street Artists

2012

The Birth of Children of Paradise

The Birth of Children of Paradise

1967

The Young Girls Turn 25

The Young Girls Turn 25

1993

Great Directors

Great Directors

2009

In Chris Marker's Studio

In Chris Marker's Studio

2011

From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects

From Rooster to Donkey: Hands and Objects

2007

The Story of an Old Lady

The Story of an Old Lady

2003

Cinéast(e)s

Cinéast(e)s

2013

Faces Places

Faces Places

2017

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

2014

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

Chance Is the Best Assistant

Chance Is the Best Assistant

2018

Uncle Yanco

Uncle Yanco

1967

The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor

2014

Varda by Agnès

Varda by Agnès

2019

Quinqui Stars

Quinqui Stars

2018

#JR

#JR

2018

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

2018

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda

1977

Lions Love

Lions Love

1969

Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer

Agnès Varda: Filmmaker, Photographer, Instagrammer

2018

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

2002

The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany

The Little Story of Gwen from French Brittany

2008

Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD

Vive les courts métrages : Agnès Varda présente les siens en DVD

2007

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

2000

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

Women Reply

Women Reply

1975

Nausicaa

Nausicaa

1971

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

1977

Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes

Cléo from 5 to 7: Remembrances and Anecdotes

2005

Mur Murs

Mur Murs

1982

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

1988

Rue Daguerre in 2005

Rue Daguerre in 2005

2005

Daguerréotypes

Daguerréotypes

1978

The Vanishing Lion

The Vanishing Lion

2003

More So-called Caryatids

More So-called Caryatids

2005

The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later

The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later

2002

Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story

Agnès Tells a Sad and Happy Story

2008

Souvenirs and Evocations

Souvenirs and Evocations

2008

The World of Jacques Demy

The World of Jacques Demy

1995

Jane B. by Agnès V.

Jane B. by Agnès V.

1988

Jacquot

Jacquot

1991

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.

2004

Some Widows of Noirmoutier

Some Widows of Noirmoutier

2006

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

2008

Not Like Before

Not Like Before

2005

Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South

Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South

1994

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement

2021

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

2011

One Minute for One Image

One Minute for One Image

1983

Jim Morrison: The End

Jim Morrison: The End

2021

EXPRMNTL

EXPRMNTL

2016

Bread, Painting, Accordion

Bread, Painting, Accordion

2005

Documenteur

Documenteur

1982

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat

2002

Musique et Travellings

Musique et Travellings

2003

Agnes V. by Jane B.

Agnes V. by Jane B.

2020

Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli

Un divertissement et Michel Piccoli

2004

Daguerre-plage

Daguerre-plage

2008

Americano

Americano

2011

All the World's Memory

All the World's Memory

1956

a Nathalie Sarraute

a Nathalie Sarraute

1986

La chanson 'Lola'

La chanson 'Lola'

2008

Agnès parle du Bonheur

Agnès parle du Bonheur

2006

Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens

Le Bonheur? Réponses des Fontenaisiens

2006

Bonheur: nom propre ou concept

Bonheur: nom propre ou concept

2006

Mag Bodard, un destin

Mag Bodard, un destin

2005

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

2015

Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda

Le Photographe Photographié - Brassaï par Varda

1954

Trapézistes et voltigeurs

Trapézistes et voltigeurs

2008

Agnès Varda tourne...

Agnès Varda tourne...

1965

In Her Own Words

In Her Own Words

2024

La Alameda 2018

La Alameda 2018

2020

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

2022

Viennale Walzer

Viennale Walzer

2004

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

2003

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

2011

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

Varda by Agnès

Varda by Agnès

2019

Square

Square

2012

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956